It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the Catholic Church’s history, forging for the first time the word “conclave.” ...

Pope Leo XIV reopened the papal apartment, sealed since Francis’ death. The pope’s residence hasn’t always been in the ...

Three years - The longest election in history lasted almost three years following the death of Clement IV in November 1268, ...

derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700,” and ...

Papal conclaves have featured calls of election fraud and bribery so gauche that riches were wheeled in on donkey carts.

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle are among the favourites to succeed Pope Francis ...

VITERBO, Italy (AP) — It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that put an end to the longest papal election in the history of the Catholic Church, forging ...

The cardinals were first locked in Viterbo’s papal palace with a key, giving birth to the term conclave, which comes from the Latin words “cum” (with) and “clavem” (key). “The ...

The cardinals were first locked in Viterbo’s papal palace with a key, giving birth to the term conclave, which comes from the Latin words “cum” (with) and “clavem” (key). “The ...

An image of Pope Gregory X who was elected after the longest conclave in the Catholic Church's history, is exhibited in the Palace of the Popes in Viterbo, Italy, Friday, May 2, 2025. Credit ...